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. 2009 Mar;57(3):187–195. doi: 10.1369/jhc.2008.951566

Table 1.

Expression of claudin-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, and -7 in normal lung

Localization Claudin-1 Claudin-2 Claudin-3 Claudin-4 Claudin-5 Claudin-7
Alveolar epithelium 0 (7) 0 (7) + (7) + (7) 0 (7) + (7)
Bronchiolar epithelium ++ (3) +++ (4) ++ (2) +++ (5) +++ (7) ++ (4) +++ (3) + (7) +++ (7)
Endothelium (+)a (7) 0 (7) 0 (7) 0 (7) +++ (7) 0 (7)
a

Very weak expression.

Total numbers of cases are shown in parentheses.